Chapter 028
Lucia took a deep breath and turned to look at Emma who was beside her. “This really has nothing to do with Mr. Adams.” Emma sighed. “Then you need to find a way to explain. After all, everyone now thinks you’re head over heels in love with Mr. Adams to the point of badgering him.”
Explain? No one would listen even if she tried to explain.
“Ding-dong.” The door of the lift opened. Lucia and Emma stepped out side by side and walked to the front door.
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Suddenly, a man came up towards them. “Lucia!”
Lucia turned to see that it was Baron, a male colleague from the finance department.
“Baron, you just got off work too?”
Baron smiled at her and nodded. “What a coincidence.”
He paused, said hello to Emma, and then looked back at Lucia. ’’Where are you going? Do you want me to take
you home?”
A little uncomfortable with Barons enthusiasm and attention, Lucia reached out to hook her arm around Emma’s and declined with a smile. “I’ve got a dinner date with Emma.”
At that, Baron smiled and scratched his head. “Well then, you two go for dinner and I’ll take you home next time when I get a chance.”
“Okay, bye.”
After saying goodbye to Baron, Lucia pulled Emma with her and left the lobby of the company quickly.
asked, “Lucia, everyone can see that Baron
at the wedding ring on her finger and had no idea how
to Emma.
didn’t get angry and said, holding Lucia’s hand, “Actually, I
promptly, “What is
crazy about Mr. Adams, right? If you
those rumors,
explain and those rumors will be gone.” Lucia hesitated. “But wouldn’t that be taking advantage of Baron?” “Of course not. Baron likes you, and you are
nodded doubtfully. She
about it, but she couldn’t think of a better
days had passed. Lucia thought that the rumors in the company would die down within these days, only to find that they were getting worse instead of dying down. Wherever she went now, everyone was looking at her with suspicion, judgment, and sarcasm, which were like a huge
Chapter 028
went on August would surely hear about all this when he came back from
her wit’s end when she suddenly thought of what Emma had said to her the other day. In this desperate situation, she had no other choice. Her first priority was to silence the rumors. The fewer people
lot in showbiz. To squash one rumor, they would use
August would not be affected. Having made up her mind, she summoned up the courage and went to see Baron, but
as she was wondering if she should go inside, someone came out and, coincidentally, it was
his hand, Baron seemed to be on his way to the Archives. He was surprised to
here, Lucia? Are you here to hand in
knowing where to begin with the words she had already prepared. Baron
her courage. “I’m.. here
felt
time
agreed without hesitation.
and quite a few people were coming and going. Because of those pictures, Lucia had become known in the company and everyone recognized her now. As a result, when they saw her with another man, they couldn’t help giving her a few extra glances. Baron smiled and asked, “What would you like to
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